Patrolman Harvey D. Hand
Louisville Police Department
Kentucky
End of Watch: Friday, September 11, 1914

Biographical Info
Age: 55
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: Friday, September 11, 1914
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Patrolman Hand was killed when he was struck by a Louisville and Nashville passenger train at Hancock Street and Barnett Street. Passersby noticed Patrolman Hand's hat, bearing his badge number, fall from the locomotive's cow-catcher at 7th and Magnolia Streets. Patrolman Hand's body was found the following morning in a railroad ditch near where he was struck.
Patrolman Hand had been with the agency for 18 years.